Up to 80 homes near an industrial fire in Red Deer were evacuated Wednesday morning. "This particular building butts up with a residential area and so we did some local evacuations as a precaution because of the smoke," said Tyler Pelke, deputy fire chief with Red Deer Emergency Service. Firefighters were called to Red Deer Ironworks, a metal manufacturer, at 6430 Golden West Avenue around 10:40 a.m., he said. About 30 firefighters were on scene at the height of the fire which was declared to be under control around noon, he said. Alberta Environment is also on scene to monitor air quality, but most of the smoke has now dissipated, he said.

Source: CBC News April 17, 2019 19:41 UTC